Halloween costumes, candy in Beacon Hill

A boy ran beneath decorations on Cedar Street, just as the Halloween festivities were beginning in Beacon Hill. Despite the effects of Hurricane Sandy, Halloween festivities went off as planned.
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Sophia Watson gave out candy to some early visitors. She some help from her daughters, Alexandra, 13-months old, and Anna, 2. Alexandra was a sock-monkey and Anna a Viking, As for mom, she said, “I’m an angel every year. I just recycle.”—Sarina Tracy, Alyssa Edes
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Beacon Hill residents Wakeman Gribbell, 5, (left) and his twin sister, Hadley, trick-or-treated as an astronaut and a unicorn princess, respectively.
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One family on Mount Vernon Street turned its alleyway into a ghoul’s paradise.
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Outside the Rallo home at 85 Mt. Vernon St., the entire lawn was made into a creepy graveyard with ghosts flying above.
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Henry, 5 (and ¾), dressed up as a skeleton. “My mom painted my face,” he said. Henry’s mom got him the costume at one of the fall fairs in Brookline. The family moved from Beacon Hill two years ago but still makes the journey to their old stomping grounds for the Halloween festivities.
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Sola, dressed up as a dog, came up with her costume idea herself. Todd, her father, said trick-or-treating in Beacon Hill is a tradition for his family. “It’s so nice because the streets get closed off and you can feel safe—not to mention the historic homes adding so much to the experience.”
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Fran and Ivy Scricco dressed as Frankenstein and his bride, stood in their doorway ready to greet trick-or-treaters
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This group of cousins from Beacon Hill gathered mass amounts of candy on Pinckney Street. (From left to right): Louisa, 4; Emma, 4; James, 11; Henry 6; Aidan, 11. “Look how much candy I got, Mom!” said James, showing off his orange bag filled to the brim with treats.
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Charlotte, 2, and her 32-year old Uncle Matt dressed up as lumberjacks, with matching beards and all. “It was Dad’s idea,” said Matt. “It really started with the beard and took off from there.” -Sarina Tracy, Alyssa Edes
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Zeno, dressed as a dice, headed away from a house on Pinckney Street after a successful trick-or-treat.
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The family of Mia (right front) used to live on Beacon Hill but they flew in from Hawaii to keep up with tradition. She made a piggy face after getting her loot from the Gibbs family—a fireman, a girl scout and two cats.
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Cowboy Henry Kirk (left) and his cousin James Brunelli got a few treats from Pat Currey. Her elaborate hat obscured her face but the trick-or-treaters didn’t seem to mind a bit.
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Victoria, 7, (left), dressed as a vampire, posed with her brother Nikolai, 5, who channeled Lightning McQueen, and sister Bella, 3, who was Minnie Mouse. Residents of Beacon Hill, the kids came up with their costume ideas themselves, their dad said. -Sarina Tracy, Alyssa Edes
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Rain-soaked flyers adorned cars on Beacon Hill Tuesday afternoon to alert residents to Halloween festivities. Pinckney and Mount Vernon Street was closed to traffic from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to accommodate the thousands of goblins and ghouls set to descend upon the hill for Halloween.
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Jack-o’-lanterns, moldy from a hurricane soaking, made their home on a West Cedar Street stoop. The jack-o'-lantern was a neighborhood signal from residents letting trick-or-treaters know they were welcome to climb their steps and ring the doorbell on Halloween night.
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A black-and-purple spider peeked down at passersby through the cobwebs on West Cedar Street.
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One of the youngest Beacon Hill residents made her acquaintance with a jack-o’-lantern on Walnut Street.
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A decorative witch with tell-tale orange hair, striped stockings and green skin was flattened into a door.
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Skeletons and cobwebs lined the fences and sidewalks along Louisburg Square.
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The finishing touches on a large-scale light installation were being put on the facade of a Louisburg Square house.
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A construction worker carried the last of the bat cutouts to be attached to the facade.
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Another construction worker screwed a blacklight to scaffolding, preparing to bathe trick-or-treaters who pass beneath in purple light.
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A Mount Vernon Street doorstep was prepared to meet trick-or-treaters with pumpkins, spiders, a skull and a mummy.
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Upon close inspection, a Chestnut Street door decorated with purple bats and orange pumpkins has a warning for all trick-or-treaters on Beacon Hill: “BOO, BOO, ENTER IF YOU DARE.”
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